If we've got the best stall handlers in the world

Laurel and Hardy came second to us

They were awful - they gave up so easily with the odds on favourite.

yes quite strange that was

its quite shocking really . u watch australia

its quite shocking really . u watch australia

its quite shocking really . u watch australia

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ha ha ha ha ha

shut up u fool

A horse refuses to enter the stalls because it hasn't been trained properly so it is the stall handlers fault. Can't see the logic myself!
The reason they look so good in Australia and the US is the horses are trained constantly through the stalls and have no fear of them. Trainers in the UK are a disgrace in not working their horses with starting stalls so they have no fear. The trainer of any horse that refuses to go in the stalls should pay a fine or be ordered to meet the costs of taking the horse to the race. I fancy things would change rapidly if fines were instigated.

tbh cantthink... you may well be right but the overall problem of us having to watch nearly ten minutes of loading SO often needs addressing in my opinion. Whosever fault it is.

the digs at the stall handlers is really a dig at the media who use that lazy line "best in the world"

and apart from the boredom of course there's the possibilty where "your" horse loses it's chance by getting upset waiting for another to load

I agree TF but noone wants to take trainers on. I spoke with a trainer about this and he said he was happy for his horse to take a long time to load as horses in the stalls might go to sleep and break badly or get worked up.
I would have s good bet that US and Ozzie stall handlers would not look so good if they had to load UK horses.

good points cheers

Watch South African stall handlers. Races are normally off at scheduled time rarely late
Britain if a race goes off on time it's a shock

Horses act up if they smell alcohol ,and a lot have handlers like a pint or two before racing,but it is always blamed on the poor horse if he gets upset and most people don't realise what is upsetting the horses and a lot of the time its the smell of beer. FACT

one tiny tic-tac

It would help if they put more than one in at a time. A handler is walking a horse forward and the other 10 are just standing looking.

Stall Handlers are Breathalysed regularly....FACT

Today's stalls team, sponsored by Wrigley's.

Is the P D Evans string in a permanent state of anxiety?

Cantthinkofaclevername    24 Jul 18 17:09 
A horse refuses to enter the stalls because it hasn't been trained properly so it is the stall handlers fault. Can't see the logic myself!
The reason they look so good in Australia and the US is the horses are trained constantly through the stalls and have no fear of them. Trainers in the UK are a disgrace in not working their horses with starting stalls so they have no fear. The trainer of any horse that refuses to go in the stalls should pay a fine or be ordered to meet the costs of taking the horse to the race. I fancy things would change rapidly if fines were instigated.

Spot on - high time action was taken .....

Horses act up if they smell alcohol ,and a lot have handlers like a pint or two before racing,but it is always blamed on the poor horse if he gets upset and most people don't realise what is upsetting the horses and a lot of the time its the smell of beer. FACT

Dumbest post of 2018 contender, No doubt written by a man who's never put one through or lets be frank has the slightest idea about anything horse related, Clown.